Crime Rates at Wandsworth Road, Birmingham, B44 9LB

Wandsworth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 1337th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wandsworth Road (B44 9LB) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandsworth Road (B44 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gailey Croft, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.